Drying and extracting machine



May 23, 1933.

W. P. HORNBUCKLE El' AL DRYING AND EXTRACTING MACHINE Filed March 26,

1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN T 0R5.

A TTORNEY.

May 23, 1933. w. P. HORNBUCKLE Er AL 1,910,016

DRYING AND EXTRACTING MACHINE .Filed March 26, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 llll lll llll ma WML/,4M F? HORA/BUCKLE. OBET F: GEH/6.

Patented May 23, 1933 UNITE A STATES PA'IPENTv .e

WILLIAM I. RORNRUGRLR ANR ROBERT CRMG, or STANLEY, NORTH CAROLINA nRYINe ANL RXTRAGTING IfracHINR Application iiled lllllarch 26,1931. Serial No. 525,516.

This invention aims to provide a simple means whereby the yarn on a beam or a package holder of a dyeing machine may be dried, the construction being such that the beam or package holder can be taken out of the dyeing machine, with the yarn or other material on the beam or package holder and can `be placed in the device forming the Ysub] ect matter of this application, Yso that the yarn can be dried directly on the said 'beam or package holder upon which it has been dyed. l

A practice heretofore has been to unwind the yarn from the beam oripackages and then dry the yarn, a practice which is fraught with much diiiiculty and expense, andlthus considerable time is consumed, and for the further reason that the yarn is almost certain to be tangled or knotted duringthe removal of the yarn from the beam or package hold- "'20 cr, and in the preparation of theyarn'for dyeing, in the device forming `the subject matter of this application, it is necessary merely to remove the beam or ,package holder from the dyeing machine and to place the same in the device forming the subject matter of this application, the valves beingopened to permit the heated air to pass into the beam or package holder and outwardly through the yarn on the beam or. package holder, or

' 30 if desired.` if the heated air should not be required, then the device can be operated either to force air through the beam or package holder` or to draw air through the same by reversing the mechanism.

This invention aims to provide a simple mechanism for forcing heated air through beams or package holders having yarn thereon which has been dyed, bleached, or otherwise treated with liquid by provi ding simple means whereby the yarn holders can be placed into the device and heated air forced therethrough after the said yarn holder has been placed in position. and in case a beam y is used the upper end ofthe beam isV closed o by means provided in the device, while in the case of a. package holder, no means-are required for holding` the same in place or clo'sing the upper end thereof as this is already done on account of the peculiar construction 50 Of the package holder, but if desired, if great pressurewas exerted on the package holder suitable holding means such as shown, for the beam can be employed for the package'holder for the Ascrew which is shown can be moved downwardly to a point where the lower end `ofthe screw mechanism will engage the upper .end of the package holder should it be desired to hold the sam-e in position, but ordinarily the weight of the package holder itself will be suiiicient to hold the same in place. c,

Some of theobjects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Y f Figure 1 isa side elevation with the floor portion in cross-section showing an embodiment of the invention; n

Figure 2 is an enlarged detailed view partly in cross-section taken along the line 2-2 is mounted, said belt being mounted on a pulley 13 on a blower 14 and from this blower, pipe 15 leads to a drier 16, this drier being a mechanism having heated members herein for heating the air as it is passed therethrough and this drier is supported by `aV platform 17. Extending from the other end of the drier is a pipe 18 which is connected to a T 19, said T 19 having pipes 20 and 21 extending in opposite directions therefrom Awith a plurality` of Ts 22, 23, 24,' and 24a secured therein and'at each end of this pipe 2O and 21 there are elbows 25 and 26, and valves-27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 are secured to these Ts and elbows, and secured to the upper ends of these valve members are the seat members 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38. These members 33 to 38 project through a iicor or platform 39 and have a circular lead scat 40 on the upper surface thereof onto which a beam head 41 on beam 42 is adapted to lit with said beam head 41 having a portion 43 Lwhich is adapted Ito .coincide with the lead :seat 40 and/alsothellower portion of a package holder 44 has a circularportinn 45 which is also adapted to fit on the lead seat 40. This vpackageholder has aplenum chamber 46 with a plurality .of .perforated pipes 47 extending upwardly therefrom with r bolts 48 around the periphery thereof :and

a central bolt 49 secured to the upper porftion of #the :mem'ber :4'4 Aabove :the 'plenum lchamber :as at 550. 'These @pipes @T47 :and .bolts 148 and 49 preject upwardly l:and are :scoured `to a suitable fhead 'member and 'these-pipes 0 are adapted Ifte fhave :placed :thereon 'a plurality of packages fof yarn 52. 'llhe )beam member 42 `is afdaptedto fhave lwound thereon jyarn 53- and the'fsaid beam mem'beris holl'oiw -and f at J'the :upper pertion Vtheree'f `has :secured thereto i end wmember .55 which fhas .a :circular :opening 56 through the 'upper- .end ithereof with .afc'ircular langewhich isadapted 5to coincide iwi-'th the lead seat-58 :in acap memiber159, the cap member lbeing ladapted to rbc held by screw 63 over the upper end ofthe beamto close the samesc 'as `12o-cause fthe Thot Vair-'tc be iforced outwardly ffrom 1the :interior of the beam through the 4yarnzas-the upper -end fis closed by ithefcap 59.

Seouredfto theplatfonm oriioor 39landiprojecting 'upwardly :therefrom are fthe supports and 6l which are secured at A:their iupper ends Ito va -longitudinally disposed member G2 which has vertically vdisposed `holes `therethrough 'which are .threaded to .refceive threaded screws '63 .which :have neazr the lo-wer portion "thereof a hand Wheel 164, said hand wheel having an :enlargement 65 lcnthe lcwer Iend thereof Awhich enlargement projects into a circular :member 66 which is :threaded lto receive fa nut `67 loosely secured .on lscrew 63 to hold the member E66 onto 63. 'Mein-ber G6 tits into a circuila'r cavity 'in .fthe :top lof the imem'ber 59 yso 'that when :theiscrew (63 is moved downwardly lby yturninghand wheel :'64 fthaft the lead -seat72 Sin cap member i) `will be forced against the flange 57 to close zthe upper end of the beam.

'The :upper end of the .package Elioilder `has Y :a -oap member or end inemlber `51 secinred .fthereon iby means of the 'bolts y4S and 49 :and cap member is closed but eyes 7i ftherein for handling :the same.

The member has eyes 72 for handling ,of the saine. The track-Way 73 is disposed :above the mechanism with an overheadtravleliimg hoist 74 mounted thereon, Isaid hoist having a iblock and tackle .arrangement 7:5

so that .the hooks 76,1.only one of which is shown, may 'be `hooked into the eyes 7l for @chamber .46.

placing the package holder` into this device or for removing it therefrom.

The upper end of the beam indicated by the reference character 55 has a spider member77 therein and this spider member may be engaged by the hook or hooks 76 for placing itrinrthe :mechanism or withdrawing itthercfrom.

`.The members 33 to 38 inclusive have a passageway 80 therethrough, which passage- Way in tthe lcase fof the package holder freg- .sters .with ,the lpassageway formed by the circular portion '45 and leads into the plenum The .hot air is forced up through passageway'80 and through plenum rdhamber 45,*1g0es up .through-the 'perforated pipes e417 and :forced yon :through the 'yarn .packages v52 0n iihese gpenfcrated pipes. ln theacas .Qfthe bealnfthe passagewayfSO leads into .the endicf .theibeamand passes through lthezpassagewayfl 'in :the fend bf 1thetbeam .in- .fsdeiof :the faraminous circular member 82 on iwhichftheyarn-iswvound enithelbeam. The .flower left-handconner-ofthe structure of the beam -is shown :in .Figure wherein Ithe head member-451 :has a groove 85 therein which is :annular-into which the f-feramnous .material .82 :projects :and .also .-a y.nickel-.copper .alloy .sheet fief material 86 ,proiects into lthis and .cenere the yarn .bearing surface -of "the .end `member of the ,beam :said member 86 `being curved inver ,the enter ,periphery `of .the end member 'and ,back ente the back ,fsde .of the .end member where `it projects :into .an .annu- ,lar groeve .817 with leaderether suitable ma- .teria-lfheing fmzeedthereintote held.the.-1nem :ber 1.8.6 in ,position .Also lead is .penned into the annular ,groove 85 to -hold the ,forainiineus member .82 fand .the .member in posiition. llheend .membersef the .beam are se- Qured .tegether-by .means of boltsfon .which .spacers z89are placed ,and on .these spacers 89 .annular members .90 are secured, feachof said .annular .members .having .a .plurality .of .set screws .9,1 .therein for adjusting ,the posiftim .ef .members 9D .on .spacers .88. Y

ln the A drawings and .specification there laas `been set fcrtha preferred embodiment .of .the invention, and .although .specific :terms are `empleyed, .they are used in ta A:generic :and 'descriptive sense.m1l y,:and not for pur-poses .of limitation, the scape .olf .the invention .he- ,ing :set ,forth in .the :appended claim.

We claim y In a yarn treati-ng machine, .a framework, a seat member having ya passageway therein, said .seat member being 'adapted .to receive theflowveriendof a package of yar-n, a cap for 'chasing the zuppeiwend ofthe package of yarn, 'said cap .member lia-ving :a pair of handle members -on the upper side thereof, a .screw .mounted for vertical movement in the .upper portion :effsaid framework, 2a hand Wheel .integral with said screw, an enlargement on the lower end of said screw., :a press-ure mem- ,Mai

ber having an interiorly threaded opening in the upper side thereof adapted to receive the lower end of said screw, a nut loosely surrounding said screw and being adapted to be 5 secured in said interiorly threaded opening to secure said pressure member onto said screw, the lower face of said pressure member being adapted to it into said cavity in said cap member to press against said cap member to 10 close the upper end of the package of yarn and to hold the lower end of the package on said seat member.

In testimony whereof we ailx our signatures.

15 WILLIAM P. HORNBUCKLE.

ROBERT F. CRAIG.

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